Hook (1991)
- Directed by
- Steven Spielberg
- Genre
- comedy film, fantasy film, action film, swashbuckler film, pirate film, cinematic fairy tale
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h 16m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 5,791 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An adult Peter Pan, now a busy lawyer, has forgotten his childhood and lost touch with his family. When Captain Hook kidnaps his children, he must return to Neverland and rediscover his playful spirit to save them.
whimsicalnostalgicromanticplayfulfast-pacedfunsentimentallarger-than-life
What happens
Hook is a 1991 American fantasy adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by James V. Hart and Malia Scotch Marmo. It stars Robin Williams as Peter Banning / Peter Pan, Dustin Hoffman as Captain James Hook, Julia Roberts as Tinker Bell, Bob Hoskins as Mr. Smee, Maggie Smith as Granny Wendy and Charlie Korsmo as Jack Banning. It serves as a sequel in a modern day setting to J. M. Barrie's 1911 novel Peter and Wendy, focusing on an adult Peter Pan who has forgotten his childhood. In his new life, he is known as Peter Banning, a successful lawyer who neglects his wife, Wendy's granddaughter Moira, and their two children Jack and Maggie. When his old archenemy, Captain Hook, kidnaps his children, he returns to Neverland to save them. Spielberg began developing Hook in the early 1980s with Walt Disney Productions and Paramount Pictures. It would have followed the Peter Pan storyline seen in the 1924 silent film and Disney Animation's 1953 film. It entered pre-production in 1985 but Spielberg abandoned the project. Hart developed the script with director Nick Castle and TriStar Pictures before Spielberg decided to direct in 1989. It was shot almost entirely on sound stages at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California. Released on December 11, 1991, Hook received mixed reviews from critics, who criticized the screenplay, tone and runtime. The film also received five nominations at the 64th Academy Awards. Although a commercial success and became the fourth-highest-grossing film of 1991, it failed to meet the studio's expectations. Since its release, Hook gained a cult following and it is considered by many to be a cult classic. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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